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was the author of the classic book of household management which became a standard reference work for generations following her death—probably, says critic Michael Mason
, less common only than the Bible, Shakespeare and...
Reception
Isabella Beeton
Popularly called a cookery-book, The Book of Household Management sold sixty thousand copies within a year at a price of 7s 6d, and went through many later editions under the title Beeton's Book of...
